DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 83.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4341 - - 4997 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3845 - - 4138 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5230 - - 5886 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 752 - - 1076 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 457 - - 412 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 225 - - 242 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2809 - - -3279 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8039 - - 9166 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10415 - - -9441 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15645 - - 15327 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 83.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.6 - - 46.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.3 - - 45.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4341 - - 4997 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98221 14 129 11 113 98221 90842 12 060 15 069 90842 85166 18 049 15 068 85166 80435 16 061 10 054 80435 76367 17 058 10 056 76367 72787 17 036 12 071 72787 69534 15 021 11 050 69534 66526 14 021 11 016 66526 63735 13 003 14 012 63735 61040 15 357 16 354 61040 58248 19 334 18 347 58248 55376 22 321 22 336 55376 52656 26 323 27 322 52656 50229 25 303 30 307 50229 48074 28 278 31 285 48074 46139 29 274 31 268 46139 44377 30 280 26 272 44377 42742 35 265 28 284 42742 41203 31 281 31 288 41203 39746 25 306 29 288 39746 38363 24 314 27 290 38363 37018 24 314 25 306 37018 35644 24 313 26 317 35644 34210 25 314 24 317 34210 32723 28 322 23 319 32723 31166 26 324 23 324 31166 29527 23 285 22 306 29527 27809 22 293 23 305 27809 26018 17 298 22 310 26018 24155 13 300 20 312 24155 22230 9 315 12 336 22230 20236 7 313 9 356 20236 18155 5 300 6 355 18155 16027 6 275 6 001 16027 13971 6 259 4 333 13971 12100 7 232 4 282 12100 10438 6 235 5 269 10438 8965 9 234 6 254 8965 7657 7 229 8 245 7657 6499 4 229 8*238 6499 5476 5*227 7*238 5476 4574 5*224 7 239 4574 3775 5 224 6 239 3775 3058 5 225 6 242 3058 2424 5 225 5 244 2424 1894 4 224 4 246 1894 1487 4 225 4 247 1487 1206 4 225 4 248 1206 1036 4 226 4 250 1036 938 3 226 3 249 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography